btw: I'm really looking forward to "intelligent" docking stations which just open different apps automatically when plugged in. So when I plug (unplug) my phone in the car it should open (close) a navigation app and (de)activate GPS, at office it should open (close) a SIP client and in the bedroom it should (de)activate the flight mode.

I'm really looking forward to "intelligent" docking stations which just open different apps automatically when plugged in.

I've always wondered how the Nexus One knows it's in a car dock--some systems use a magnet and switch.

What you propose seems plausible--there's a lot that can be done by passing "intents" around (Android speak for requests for certain actions to be performed by another application) and these could be triggered by plugging into an accessory-enabled dock. (I assume this is the approach the current "location-based trigger" apps use basing their choice on the GPS/WiFi location indicators.)

this might be an easy question for you, but how do I install the handbag app on my device (Nexus S)? I downloaded the .zip file, unpacked it an got a folder. There are two folders in it and three files. I connected my phone to my pc and copied the whole folder on the sd-card, but how to go on from that?

BUT, I can not get it to work, as of yet.. getting issues with the ide 1.0.5 version like "byte" is no longer a supported key word, AND acc type not declared..

Only a few weeks since programming my first arduino, so I am no expert.(what I am attempting is a megasquirt EFI driven tachometer through arduino operating a 1960's mechanical cable driven tacometer)Shadow-dash android app works, I really don't want a tablet stuck to my "very old moonshiner truck's dash"

Any help for a newbie, other than be stubborn and "Endeavor to persevere?" (Chief Joseph quote)